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Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 population. Lower is safer.

Top 15 safest states by violent crime rate

FBI UCR, violent crimes per 100,000 population, lower is safer

  1. 1
    Maine 102 per 100K
    1.0x the leader's value · rank #1 of 15
  2. 2
    New Hampshire 112 per 100K
    1.1x the leader's value · rank #2 of 15
  3. 3
    Connecticut 139 per 100K
    1.4x the leader's value · rank #3 of 15
  4. 4
    Mississippi 143 per 100K
    1.4x the leader's value · rank #4 of 15
  5. 5
    Rhode Island 155 per 100K
    1.5x the leader's value · rank #5 of 15
  6. 6
    Wyoming 191 per 100K
    1.9x the leader's value · rank #6 of 15
  7. 7
    Florida 210 per 100K
    2.1x the leader's value · rank #7 of 15
  8. 8
    New Jersey 216 per 100K
    2.1x the leader's value · rank #8 of 15
  9. 9
    Nebraska 217 per 100K
    2.1x the leader's value · rank #9 of 15
  10. 10
    Virginia 223 per 100K
    2.2x the leader's value · rank #10 of 15
  11. 11
    Vermont 225 per 100K
    2.2x the leader's value · rank #11 of 15
  12. 12
    Kentucky 225 per 100K
    2.2x the leader's value · rank #12 of 15
  13. 13
    Utah 229 per 100K
    2.3x the leader's value · rank #13 of 15
  14. 14
    Hawaii 230 per 100K
    2.3x the leader's value · rank #14 of 15
  15. 15
    Idaho 235 per 100K
    2.3x the leader's value · rank #15 of 15

Maine is safest at 102 violent crimes per 100K; the #15 cutoff, Idaho at 235, is still safer than 71% of all 51 ranked states.

Source FBI UCR · 2024

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Violent crime rate across all 51 ranked states

235 Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 51 US states

#15 cutoff 100 1,100 every ranked state, bucketed by value

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Source FBI UCR · 2024

# State Violent RateProperty Rate
1 Maine 101.6 1149.0
2 New Hampshire 111.9 927.6
3 Connecticut 139.0 1396.7
4 Mississippi 142.7 952.6
5 Rhode Island 154.6 1040.1
6 Wyoming 190.9 1187.7
7 Florida 210.3 1030.0
8 New Jersey 215.7 1395.7
9 Nebraska 217.3 1630.8
10 Virginia 222.8 1590.1
11 Vermont 225.3 1664.8
12 Kentucky 225.5 1397.1
13 Utah 229.2 1435.1
14 Hawaii 230.5 2052.6
15 Idaho 234.7 754.4
16 Iowa 238.5 1286.3
17 West Virginia 241.6 1089.3
18 Pennsylvania 249.5 1457.1
19 North Dakota 256.7 1705.7
20 Minnesota 259.4 1624.6
21 Illinois 277.5 1664.8
22 Wisconsin 279.6 1156.8
23 Ohio 292.8 1545.4
24 Georgia 299.6 1567.1
25 Indiana 308.5 1321.0
26 Massachusetts 308.8 1101.2
27 South Dakota 320.0 1535.5
28 Washington 329.3 2498.3
29 Oregon 334.6 2409.8
30 North Carolina 364.6 1929.5
31 Delaware 367.8 1772.7
32 Alabama 376.1 1622.1
33 New York 380.0 1661.2
34 Texas 394.7 2058.2
35 Nevada 406.6 2226.3
36 Louisiana 410.0 1772.7
37 Maryland 425.1 2074.5
38 Montana 426.4 1645.6
39 Oklahoma 427.9 2008.3
40 Arizona 428.6 1786.0
41 Michigan 431.4 1395.3
42 South Carolina 439.3 1988.2
43 Kansas 456.2 2090.0
44 Missouri 463.3 1971.6
45 California 476.8 1985.9
46 Colorado 481.2 2640.7
47 Arkansas 580.1 1939.5
48 Tennessee 601.6 2057.9
49 New Mexico 696.9 2705.6
50 Alaska 728.4 1740.8
51 District Of Columbia 1015.2 3725.9

Source: FBI UCR. Year: 2024.

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This ranking is computed directly from the FBI UCR crime data cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.